Chefs' Picks for the Country's Best Chinese Restaurants

For chefs like Momofuku's David Chang, "Chinese food is a comfort food. It's what I want to eat after I've spent 48 hours traveling, or have worked a long shift." Another reason it's a go-to for cooks who spend long hours in the kitchen: "Chinese restaurants almost never close," says Top Chef alum Paul Qui. "You also get the most for your money because the dishes are still good the next day," he says. Here, some of the country's top chefs name their picks for the best Chinese restaurants in the US.

Great N.Y. Noodletown; New York, NY

"This is the place I would go late at night after getting off work," says Momofuku owner and restaurateur David Chang. "Their ginger scallion noodles are the inspiration for our version at Noodle Bar."